Disability Pride Month 2026
For Disability Pride Month, listen to Apollo Chastain and sterling-elizabeth arcadia read their work published in Shō Poetry Journal Issues No. 8 and 7.
Pride Month Playlist | 2026
For LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we've curated this playlist of poems recently published in Shō Poetry Journal Issues No. 7 and No. 8, featuring Aldo Ampáran, Chen Chen, Reuben Gelley-Newman, Brett Hanley, Saúl Hernández, Sara Hovda, Rebecca Morton, Ernest Ohia, James O'Leary, william o'neal ii, Jessica Nirvana Ram, Remi Recchia, Will Summay, and Joey Wańczyk.
Women’s History Month Playlist 2026
To celebrate Women's History Month, we've curated this playlist of poems published in Shō Poetry Journal by Ai Khanoum, Allisa Cherry, Amanda Chiado, Kelly Gray, Sarah Jordan, Arah Ko, Whitney Koo, Susan L. Leary, Lisa Mottolo, Alison Pelegrin, Meg Reynolds, Adrie Rose, Jessica Q. Stark, and Claire Taylor.
Black History Month Playlist 2026
A playlist for Black History Month, featuring poets Cortney Lamar Charleston, Christian J. Collier, Saddiq Dzukogi, Chiagoziem Jideofor, william o'neal ii, and February Spikener.
Betsy Mitchell Martinez – Self-Portrait as Frida Kahlo with Prickly Pear [Shō Poetry Prize Winner]
Read “Self-Portrait as Frida Kahlo with Prickly Pear” by Betsy Mitchell Martinez, one of three poems chosen for the Shō Poetry Prize for Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/2026).
Cheyenne C. Fletcher – Lady of the Holler [Winner of the Sita Martin Prize]
Read “Lady of the Holler” by Cheyenne C. Fletcher. “Lady of the Holler,” “Obit #1,” and “Obit #2” were selected for the Sita Martin Prize for Shō No. 8.
Rebecca Morton – Uncertainty Principle [Shō Poetry Prize Runner-Up]
Read “Uncertainty Principle” by Rebecca Morton, runner-up of the Shō Poetry Prize for Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/26).
Rukan Saif — Harami Ghazal [Sita Martin Prize Runner-Up]
Read and listen to “Harami Ghazal” by Rukan Saif, chosen as the runner-up of the Sita Martin Prize for Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/2026).
Carlos Andrés Gómez: Masked
Read “Masked” by Carlos Andrés Gómez, published in Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/26), accompanied by an audio recording by the author.
Chen Chen: That Time You Were Giggling, Giggling, Giggling
Listen to Chen Chen read his poem “That Time You Were Gigging, Giggling, Giggling,” published in Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/26).
Elizabeth Loudon: Renunciation
Read and listen to Elizabeth Loudon read her poem “Renunciation,” published in Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/26). “Renunciation” was selected by guest editor Cecily Parks for inclusion in Best New Poets 2025.